2 Corinthians 1:9 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的　神。

1:9 MSG

逐節對照

新标点和合本 - 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的　神。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 自己心里也断定是必死无疑，这是要使我们不依靠自己，只依靠使死人复活的上帝。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 自己心里也断定是必死无疑，这是要使我们不依靠自己，只依靠使死人复活的　神。
当代译本 - 我们心里觉得必死无疑，这使我们不倚靠自己，只倚靠使死人复活的上帝。
圣经新译本 - 而且断定自己是必死的了；然而，这正是要我们不倚靠自己，只倚靠那叫死人复活的　神。
中文标准译本 - 然而我们在自己里面已经承受了死亡的判决，好让我们不依靠自己，而依靠那使死人复活的神。
现代标点和合本 - 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的神。
和合本（拼音版） - 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的上帝。
New International Version - Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
New International Reader's Version - In fact, we felt as if we were under the sentence of death. But that happened so that we would not depend on ourselves but on God. He raises the dead to life.
English Standard Version - Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
New Living Translation - In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
Christian Standard Bible - Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
New American Standard Bible - Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
New King James Version - Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,
Amplified Bible - Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the sentence of death [and were convinced that we would die, but this happened] so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.
American Standard Version - yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:
King James Version - But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
New English Translation - Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
World English Bible - Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
新標點和合本 - 自己心裏也斷定是必死的，叫我們不靠自己，只靠叫死人復活的神。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 自己心裏也斷定是必死無疑，這是要使我們不依靠自己，只依靠使死人復活的上帝。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 自己心裏也斷定是必死無疑，這是要使我們不依靠自己，只依靠使死人復活的　神。
當代譯本 - 我們心裡覺得必死無疑，這使我們不倚靠自己，只倚靠使死人復活的上帝。
聖經新譯本 - 而且斷定自己是必死的了；然而，這正是要我們不倚靠自己，只倚靠那叫死人復活的　神。
呂振中譯本 - 自己心裏也已斷定必死。這是要使我們不倚靠自己，乃倚靠那叫死人活起來的上帝。
中文標準譯本 - 然而我們在自己裡面已經承受了死亡的判決，好讓我們不依靠自己，而依靠那使死人復活的神。
現代標點和合本 - 自己心裡也斷定是必死的，叫我們不靠自己，只靠叫死人復活的神。
文理和合譯本 - 自擬必死、致不自恃、惟恃起死者之上帝、
文理委辦譯本 - 自擬必死、所以我不恃己、惟恃甦人之上帝、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 自擬必死、致我不恃己、惟恃使死者復活之天主、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 然吾人之所以被處於絕境、以至於自分必死者、乃欲吾人勿恃本身之力量、而恃起死回生之天主耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - nos sentíamos como sentenciados a muerte. Pero eso sucedió para que no confiáramos en nosotros mismos, sino en Dios, que resucita a los muertos.
현대인의 성경 - 우리 마음에는 사형 선고를 받은 것 같은 느낌이 들었지만 이런 일이 일어난 것은 우리가 우리 자신을 의지하지 않고 죽은 사람을 다시 살리시는 하나님을 의지하도록 하기 위한 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Бога, Который воскрешает мертвых.
Восточный перевод - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Всевышнего, Который воскрешает мёртвых.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Аллаха, Который воскрешает мёртвых.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Всевышнего, Который воскрешает мёртвых.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous avions accepté en nous-mêmes notre condamnation à mort. Cela nous a appris à ne pas mettre notre confiance en nous-mêmes, mais uniquement en Dieu qui ressuscite les morts.
リビングバイブル - 死を覚悟し、自分の無力さを痛いほど思い知らされました。しかし、それがよかったのです。というのは、そんな状態の中で、何もかも神にお任せしたからです。死者を復活させることさえできるお方なのですから。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀλλ’ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τῷ θεῷ τῷ ἐγείροντι τοὺς νεκρούς·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ, τῷ ἐγείροντι τοὺς νεκρούς;
Nova Versão Internacional - De fato, já tínhamos sobre nós a sentença de morte, para que não confiássemos em nós mesmos, mas em Deus, que ressuscita os mortos.
Hoffnung für alle - Unser Tod schien unausweichlich. Aber Gott wollte, dass wir uns nicht auf uns selbst verlassen, sondern auf ihn, der die Toten zu neuem Leben erweckt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi cảm thấy như bị lên án tử hình, nên không dám cậy mình, chỉ biết ủy thác mọi việc trong tay Đức Chúa Trời, Đấng khiến người chết sống lại.
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Ezekiel 37:1 - God grabbed me. God’s Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them—a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain—dry bones, bleached by the sun.
Ezekiel 37:3 - He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Master God, only you know that.”
Ezekiel 37:4 - He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God!’”
Ezekiel 37:5 - God, the Master, told the dry bones, “Watch this: I’m bringing the breath of life to you and you’ll come to life. I’ll attach sinews to you, put meat on your bones, cover you with skin, and breathe life into you. You’ll come alive and you’ll realize that I am God!”
Ezekiel 37:7 - I prophesied just as I’d been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone. I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them.
Ezekiel 37:9 - He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘God, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!’”
Ezekiel 37:10 - So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army.
Ezekiel 37:11 - Then God said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Listen to what they’re saying: ‘Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, there’s nothing left of us.’
Ezekiel 37:12 - “Therefore, prophesy. Tell them, ‘God, the Master, says: I’ll dig up your graves and bring you out alive—O my people! Then I’ll take you straight to the land of Israel. When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you’ll realize that I am God. I’ll breathe my life into you and you’ll live. Then I’ll lead you straight back to your land and you’ll realize that I am God. I’ve said it and I’ll do it. God’s Decree.’” * * *
2 Corinthians 4:13 - We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
Jeremiah 17:5 - God’s Message: “Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, Who thinks he can make it on muscle alone and sets God aside as dead weight. He’s like a tumbleweed on the prairie, out of touch with the good earth. He lives rootless and aimless in a land where nothing grows.
Jeremiah 17:7 - “But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. They’re like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers— Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never dropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every season. * * *
Psalms 22:29 - All the power-mongers are before him —worshiping! All the poor and powerless, too —worshiping! Along with those who never got it together —worshiping!
Jeremiah 9:23 - God’s Message: “Don’t let the wise brag of their wisdom. Don’t let heroes brag of their exploits. Don’t let the rich brag of their riches. If you brag, brag of this and this only: That you understand and know me. I’m God, and I act in loyal love. I do what’s right and set things right and fair, and delight in those who do the same things. These are my trademarks.” God’s Decree. * * *
Proverbs 28:26 - If you think you know it all, you’re a fool for sure; real survivors learn wisdom from others.
2 Corinthians 12:7 - Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me, My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. * * *
2 Corinthians 4:7 - If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
Luke 18:9 - He told his next story to some who were complacently pleased with themselves over their moral performance and looked down their noses at the common people: “Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax man. The Pharisee posed and prayed like this: ‘Oh, God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, crooks, adulterers, or, heaven forbid, like this tax man. I fast twice a week and tithe on all my income.’
Romans 4:17 - We call Abraham “father” not because he got God’s attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody. Isn’t that what we’ve always read in Scripture, God saying to Abraham, “I set you up as father of many peoples”? Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, “You’re going to have a big family, Abraham!”
Romans 4:19 - Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That’s why it is said, “Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” But it’s not just Abraham; it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.

逐節對照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的　神。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 自己心里也断定是必死无疑，这是要使我们不依靠自己，只依靠使死人复活的上帝。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 自己心里也断定是必死无疑，这是要使我们不依靠自己，只依靠使死人复活的　神。
当代译本 - 我们心里觉得必死无疑，这使我们不倚靠自己，只倚靠使死人复活的上帝。
圣经新译本 - 而且断定自己是必死的了；然而，这正是要我们不倚靠自己，只倚靠那叫死人复活的　神。
中文标准译本 - 然而我们在自己里面已经承受了死亡的判决，好让我们不依靠自己，而依靠那使死人复活的神。
现代标点和合本 - 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的神。
和合本（拼音版） - 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的上帝。
New International Version - Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
New International Reader's Version - In fact, we felt as if we were under the sentence of death. But that happened so that we would not depend on ourselves but on God. He raises the dead to life.
English Standard Version - Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
New Living Translation - In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
Christian Standard Bible - Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
New American Standard Bible - Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
New King James Version - Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,
Amplified Bible - Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the sentence of death [and were convinced that we would die, but this happened] so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.
American Standard Version - yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:
King James Version - But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
New English Translation - Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
World English Bible - Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
新標點和合本 - 自己心裏也斷定是必死的，叫我們不靠自己，只靠叫死人復活的神。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 自己心裏也斷定是必死無疑，這是要使我們不依靠自己，只依靠使死人復活的上帝。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 自己心裏也斷定是必死無疑，這是要使我們不依靠自己，只依靠使死人復活的　神。
當代譯本 - 我們心裡覺得必死無疑，這使我們不倚靠自己，只倚靠使死人復活的上帝。
聖經新譯本 - 而且斷定自己是必死的了；然而，這正是要我們不倚靠自己，只倚靠那叫死人復活的　神。
呂振中譯本 - 自己心裏也已斷定必死。這是要使我們不倚靠自己，乃倚靠那叫死人活起來的上帝。
中文標準譯本 - 然而我們在自己裡面已經承受了死亡的判決，好讓我們不依靠自己，而依靠那使死人復活的神。
現代標點和合本 - 自己心裡也斷定是必死的，叫我們不靠自己，只靠叫死人復活的神。
文理和合譯本 - 自擬必死、致不自恃、惟恃起死者之上帝、
文理委辦譯本 - 自擬必死、所以我不恃己、惟恃甦人之上帝、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 自擬必死、致我不恃己、惟恃使死者復活之天主、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 然吾人之所以被處於絕境、以至於自分必死者、乃欲吾人勿恃本身之力量、而恃起死回生之天主耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - nos sentíamos como sentenciados a muerte. Pero eso sucedió para que no confiáramos en nosotros mismos, sino en Dios, que resucita a los muertos.
현대인의 성경 - 우리 마음에는 사형 선고를 받은 것 같은 느낌이 들었지만 이런 일이 일어난 것은 우리가 우리 자신을 의지하지 않고 죽은 사람을 다시 살리시는 하나님을 의지하도록 하기 위한 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Бога, Который воскрешает мертвых.
Восточный перевод - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Всевышнего, Который воскрешает мёртвых.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Аллаха, Который воскрешает мёртвых.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Казалось, что мы уже получили смертный приговор, но так было для того, чтобы мы научились полагаться не на себя, а на Всевышнего, Который воскрешает мёртвых.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous avions accepté en nous-mêmes notre condamnation à mort. Cela nous a appris à ne pas mettre notre confiance en nous-mêmes, mais uniquement en Dieu qui ressuscite les morts.
リビングバイブル - 死を覚悟し、自分の無力さを痛いほど思い知らされました。しかし、それがよかったのです。というのは、そんな状態の中で、何もかも神にお任せしたからです。死者を復活させることさえできるお方なのですから。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀλλ’ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τῷ θεῷ τῷ ἐγείροντι τοὺς νεκρούς·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ, τῷ ἐγείροντι τοὺς νεκρούς;
Nova Versão Internacional - De fato, já tínhamos sobre nós a sentença de morte, para que não confiássemos em nós mesmos, mas em Deus, que ressuscita os mortos.
Hoffnung für alle - Unser Tod schien unausweichlich. Aber Gott wollte, dass wir uns nicht auf uns selbst verlassen, sondern auf ihn, der die Toten zu neuem Leben erweckt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi cảm thấy như bị lên án tử hình, nên không dám cậy mình, chỉ biết ủy thác mọi việc trong tay Đức Chúa Trời, Đấng khiến người chết sống lại.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - อันที่จริงเรารู้สึกในใจประหนึ่งว่าได้ถูกตัดสินประหารชีวิต แต่ที่เป็นเช่นนี้ก็เพื่อเราจะไม่พึ่งตัวเอง แต่พึ่งพระเจ้าผู้ทรงให้คนตายเป็นขึ้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เรารู้สึกเหมือนว่าเราต้องโทษประหารชีวิต แต่นั่นก็เป็นไปเพื่อช่วยให้เราไม่วางใจในตัวเอง แต่วางใจในพระเจ้าผู้ทำให้คนตายฟื้นคืนชีวิต

Ezekiel 37:1 - God grabbed me. God’s Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them—a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain—dry bones, bleached by the sun.
Ezekiel 37:3 - He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Master God, only you know that.”
Ezekiel 37:4 - He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God!’”
Ezekiel 37:5 - God, the Master, told the dry bones, “Watch this: I’m bringing the breath of life to you and you’ll come to life. I’ll attach sinews to you, put meat on your bones, cover you with skin, and breathe life into you. You’ll come alive and you’ll realize that I am God!”
Ezekiel 37:7 - I prophesied just as I’d been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone. I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them.
Ezekiel 37:9 - He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘God, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!’”
Ezekiel 37:10 - So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army.
Ezekiel 37:11 - Then God said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Listen to what they’re saying: ‘Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, there’s nothing left of us.’
Ezekiel 37:12 - “Therefore, prophesy. Tell them, ‘God, the Master, says: I’ll dig up your graves and bring you out alive—O my people! Then I’ll take you straight to the land of Israel. When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you’ll realize that I am God. I’ll breathe my life into you and you’ll live. Then I’ll lead you straight back to your land and you’ll realize that I am God. I’ve said it and I’ll do it. God’s Decree.’” * * *
2 Corinthians 4:13 - We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
Jeremiah 17:5 - God’s Message: “Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, Who thinks he can make it on muscle alone and sets God aside as dead weight. He’s like a tumbleweed on the prairie, out of touch with the good earth. He lives rootless and aimless in a land where nothing grows.
Jeremiah 17:7 - “But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. They’re like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers— Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never dropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every season. * * *
Psalms 22:29 - All the power-mongers are before him —worshiping! All the poor and powerless, too —worshiping! Along with those who never got it together —worshiping!
Jeremiah 9:23 - God’s Message: “Don’t let the wise brag of their wisdom. Don’t let heroes brag of their exploits. Don’t let the rich brag of their riches. If you brag, brag of this and this only: That you understand and know me. I’m God, and I act in loyal love. I do what’s right and set things right and fair, and delight in those who do the same things. These are my trademarks.” God’s Decree. * * *
Proverbs 28:26 - If you think you know it all, you’re a fool for sure; real survivors learn wisdom from others.
2 Corinthians 12:7 - Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me, My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. * * *
2 Corinthians 4:7 - If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
Luke 18:9 - He told his next story to some who were complacently pleased with themselves over their moral performance and looked down their noses at the common people: “Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax man. The Pharisee posed and prayed like this: ‘Oh, God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, crooks, adulterers, or, heaven forbid, like this tax man. I fast twice a week and tithe on all my income.’
Romans 4:17 - We call Abraham “father” not because he got God’s attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody. Isn’t that what we’ve always read in Scripture, God saying to Abraham, “I set you up as father of many peoples”? Abraham was first named “father” and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, “You’re going to have a big family, Abraham!”
Romans 4:19 - Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That’s why it is said, “Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” But it’s not just Abraham; it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.